MINNEAPOLIS — Kelsey Plum scored a career-high 40 points on 14-of-18 shooting, and the Las Vegas Aces routed the Minnesota Lynx for the third time this season, rolling 113-89 on Sunday night.
Plum's 77.8% shooting from the field is the highest field goal percentage in a 40-point game in WNBA history. The Aces, who beat Minnesota by 21 and 31 earlier this season, clinched the Western Conference berth in the Commissioner's Cup.
Las Vegas (17-2), which passed its previous season high of 105 points on Plum's sixth 3-pointer with 3:30 to play, is averaging more than 92 points a game, a point behind the WNBA record.
Kelsey Plum's 77.8% shooting from the field on Sunday was the highest in WNBA history in a 40-point game. Las Vegas will face either the Connecticut Sun or the New York Liberty in the Commissioner's Cup title game.